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October 10, 2009

After Four Years, Many Recommendations Made By EAA, Kitbuilders
Included In Final Document

The FAA this week released the long-awaited final order that
revises the amateur-built aircraft certification policy known as
the 51 percent rule, as well as Advisory Circular 20-27G, the guide
for amateur builders on how to properly certify every step of the
building process.

Surveillance Plane Impacted A Mountain Near The Dominican
Border

Eleven UN military personnel were lost Friday when their
surveillance aircraft impacted a mountain near the Dominican
Border. It was not known why they were conducting surveillance in
that area. All those on board were Uruguayan and Jordanian military
personnel.

Impact Was Visible With Amateur Telescopes

NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or
LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in
a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the
spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is
present.

Ares I Parachute System will be used Operationally On Ares
I-X

Alliant Techsystems, along with NASA, the U.S. Army, and United
Space Alliance (USA), has successfully conducted the third in a
series of four Ares I main parachute drop-tests. These tests aid
the development of the deceleration system for the Ares I First
Stage solid rocket motor.

Company Says The Change Ushers In "New Era" In Private Aviation
Industry

CitationAir by Cessna, formerly CitationShares, revealed its new
business model, branding and value proposition today, after a
decade of expanding its range of services beyond the fractional
share ownership model.

Renews Call for Temporary Ban, But No New Restrictions For
Passengers

ALPA said in a news release Thursday that it welcomes the DOT's
advisory highlighting the safety threat lithium battery shipments
pose to aviation and urging shippers to comply with applicable
regulations, but the current rules are inadequate to prevent
onboard fires and safeguard passengers and crews.

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Move Follows An Incident Involving A Canadian Cessna 152

The FAA has issued an SAIB to address an airworthiness concern
regarding emergency checklist procedures that apply to ventilating
smoke and fumes from the airplane cockpit in GA aircraft. It was
not previously required to include this procedure into the
checklists addressing that situation.

Adds Hartzell Propeller Capabilities To List Of Services

Yingling Aviation has expanded its already extensive propeller
maintenance and service capabilities to include props manufactured
by Hartzell Propeller, Inc. Yingling has made a significant
investment to acquire the tooling and training necessary to provide
service for aircraft equipped with Hartzell propellers.

"It reinforces the importance of the amateur-built
aircraft program to the overall aviation industry. It highlights
the integrity of what has been accomplished over the years in terms
of the amateur-built program, the development of kits, and overall
safety. " Source: EAA President Tom
Poberezny.

LCROSS

NASA doesn't often intentionally crash a spececraft, and yet
early Friday morning, the LCROSS spececraft intenionally impaced
the surface of the moon in its ongoing search for evidence of water
ice on the lunar surface.